【推荐1】Many people     1     (not like) to stay at home on holidays. They want to go out to see something different or do something     2     (excite). So during the holidays, trains, buses and planes are all very busy. It is very difficult     3     (buy) train tickets or air tickets. Many people take cars or buses for traveling.

Last May Day my family went to the countryside     4     car for our holiday. The traffic (交通) on the road was heavy, so we had to move slowly. It took us about     5     hour to get out of the town. After some time, we came to a farm. It was clean and beautiful. The animals were cute. We     6     (think) it was a good place for a picnic (野餐),     7     we stopped and took the food and drinks out of the car. We     8     (sit) down under a big green tree and began to eat. Suddenly (突然) a strong wind blew and it got cloudy. We worried it would rain. We ran back to     9     (we) car quickly.     10     (luck), it didn’t rain and the sun came out again.

Claire is a 27-year-old Chinese girl. She is a teacher in a junior high school.     1     (take) trips is her favourite. She thinks they are special     2     (memory).

Last month, Claire took a trip to Italy with her family. This was her first time to go traveling abroad. Before starting     3     (they) journey, Claire searched on the Internet for a lot of information. After     4     long flight, they got to Rome on July 3rd. She and her family visited beautiful cities like Rome and Milan.They are both modern cities. Venice     5       (like) best by Claire among all the places. In her mind, Venice is the     6     (wonderful)   place that she has ever visited. The people there are friendly. With the help of body language, their     7       (communicate) went very well. They also visited the famous St. Mark’s   Basilica and its special beauty made a fantastic impression     8     them. When they bought some presents for their friends in a store, a handsome young man     9     (pay) for Claire. What a surprise!

On the afternoon of July 18, they got on the plane and flew back to China. She was tired out. Even so, she still hoped     10     (go) to Italy again in the future.

Do you like     1    ? Do you want to relax     2    work? Daxing Shopping Center is a good place for you    3     (relax). It is very large and     4     (have) many stores there. On the     5    floor, there is a big book store. Many people     6     (read) and buy books there on weekends. On the second floor, there is a big supermarket. Many    7    (family) like shopping there because they can buy almost everything they want. On the third floor, they can buy different kinds of clothes. And there is a great     8    (sell) from January 1st to January 15th. If you are hungry or feel     9    (bore), you can go to the fourth floor. You can enjoy nice food    10     play fun games.

【推荐2】Canberra is     1     capital of Australia. It is a modern and lively city with a population     2     403, 468.

History   Canberra is the eighth largest city in Australia. It is, about 238 km from Sydney and 507 km from Melbourne. Sydney is     3     (big) than Canberra. People in Sydney wished to make their city the capital. It was difficult for the government     4     (make) the decision. Then the government chose a place to build the new capital. It was between Sydney     5     Melbourne, the two largest cities. In 1927, the city was set up. It became the capital and was named Canberra. “Canberra”     6     (mean) “a place to get together”.

Culture   Canberra is a beautiful city     7     trees and flowers everywhere. There’s a Flower Festival in September each year. People can enjoy all     8     (kind) of beautiful flowers and welcome the spring to arrive. The man-made Lake Burley Griffin is in the centre of the city, It’s about 11 km long. People like to ride bikes, walk or run around the lake. In Canberra, there’re many famous     9     (university) like the Australian National University and the University of Canberra. The National library and the National Museum of Australia are also famous     10     (place) that people like to visit.

Do you know Stonehenge? It’s one of Britain’s most famous historical     1     (place). Every year more than 750, 000 people     2     (visit) it. People like to go to this place as they want to see the sun     3     (rise) on the longest day of the year, especially     4     June.

Different people have different ideas about Stonehenge. Some historians believed Stonehenge was a temple,       5     historian Paul Stoker thinks this can’t be true because Stonehenge was built many centuries ago. Other people believe the stones were used to keep people     6     (health). No one is sure     7     Stonehenge was used for, but most agree that the position of the stones must be for a special purpose. People might build it     8     (respect) ancestors.

Stonehenge was built     9     (slow) over a long period of time. Most historians believe it must be almost 5,000 years old. The stones are so big and heavy     10     no one knows how it was built, but we do know the builders must have been hard-working and great planners.